Each lesson within this unit was created in the way that it built upon the previous. It is sequential in order and creates an understanding within the students that life begins with a microscopic cell which eventually creates tissue and in turn creates complex organs which work together to benefit the body as a whole. This lesson sequence covers a 10 day period.
Days 1, 2, and 3: Within this lesson students are expected to follow the pathway of specialized cells through the human body to its ending product-creating organs.
Day 4: Students will learn through this lesson the different parts of the neuron cell so that they may understand that it makes up the tissues within the human brain. (The next couple of lessons.)
Day 5: This lesson serves as the first of two lessons dealing with the tissues that make up the brain. Students will be learn of it's composition, function, and location through group research.
Day 6: Students will learn the basis about the second type of tissue which makes up the brain. Here they will learn mostly through their own sets of data collection and conclusion making. They will be encouraged to follow the steps of the Scientific Method.
Day 7: Students are introduced to fact that tissues form organs. Specifically, students will start to investigate the human brain as the exemplar organ and its structures and functions.
Day 8: After learning extensively about the parts and functions of the brain they will engage in a hands-on dissection laboratory activity primarily focusing on the structures which control memory.
Day 10: Students will learn about the structures which protect the brain, conduct in hands-on activities to visualize the importance of brain protection through the usage of seat belts or head gear.
Cellular Structure and Function (Detailed)
The Neuron
Gray Matter Tissue
White Matter Tissue
Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Brain (Detailed)
Anatomy of Memory
Protecting the Brain (Detailed)
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